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This Day in History, 1941: Winston Churchill's neon head smokes the opposition in Sun contest

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On Nov. 10, 1941 , The Vancouver Sun launched a contest for readers to pick their favourite neon signs.

Almost all the signs in the contest are now gone, as are the businesses where they hung outside.

The winner was a fairly pedestrian sign of Winston Churchill smoking a cigar in his derby hat and bow tie.

One of the most intriguing stories is crammed in between the ads on Page 10: “Use of Neon Gas Signs is Legalized.” - The City of Vancouver has decided to trash the iconic neon sign from the Balmoral Hotel ..

VR Score

52

Informative language

46

Neutral language

15

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

31

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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9

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